Modest group of soldiers becoming weary

The answer to “Modest group of soldiers becoming weary” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is RETIRING — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 29, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 8-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Modest group of soldiers becoming weary” answer

RETIRING (8 letters)

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What does RETIRING mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RETIRING is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Modest group of soldiers becoming weary” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 29, 2026 (most recent) → RETIRING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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